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Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 10:21PM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Goodland KS

Freeze Watch · Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
16 October 2026 at 03:21 UTC
First saved by us
15 October 2026 at 16:32 UTC
Last included in a daily record
16 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Goodland KS · Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
16 October 2026 at 11:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end
17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 possible. * WHERE...Cheyenne CO, Kit Carson, and Yuma Counties. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 9 AM MDT Friday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Instructions in this archived message

Drain in-ground sprinkler systems and cover above ground pipes. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

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    Title
    Before

    Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 10:17AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

    After

    Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 10:21PM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Goodland KS

    Source updated
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 16:17 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 03:21 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 16:17 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 03:21 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 11:30 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    * WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 possible. * WHERE...Cheyenne CO, Kit Carson, and Yuma Counties. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 9 AM MDT Friday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly dam…

    After

    * WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 possible. * WHERE...Cheyenne CO, Kit Carson, and Yuma Counties. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 9 AM MDT Friday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly dam…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2858d82992e138ca140540b2ddefb2131e8c87d7.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0484c71288f925efb9407528e05d0d53d814be07.002.2

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 03:21 UTC

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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 16:32 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 10:17AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 16:17 UTC

    View saved version 1

    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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